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C-54D #42-72469 MISSING - Yukon Territory CAN - 44+ CREW - 26 Jan 1950 'Operation Mike'

On 26 Jan 50, USAF C-54D 42-72469 failed to arrive at Great Falls MT on a flight from Anchorage AK. The last known position was over Snag, Yukon Territory, Canada. A massive joint US-Canadian search was conducted, but the aircraft and its victims were never found. With 44* people on board this is probably the largest unresolved missing aircraft case in North America. Operation Mike www.facebook.com/operationmike, or visit operationmike.com*One woman was 7 months pregnant, in opinion, this counts as 45 lost!

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PFC John Gilbert Chalopka Flowers have been left.

17 Dec 1930 – 26 Jan 1950

Richmond, Ray County, Missouri, USA

Sgt Donald Warren Dagle Veteran Flowers have been left.

9 Feb 1928 – 26 Jan 1950

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa, USA

Plot info: Sec 6

SGT Jack Eugene Dickerson Flowers have been left.

12 Dec 1931 – 26 Jan 1950

Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, California, USA

Plot info: Good Shepherd

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